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Latest updates as Betis host Man United today, Thursday 16 March 2023, at the Benito Villamarín, Seville, in the second leg of the Europa League round of ...

That's a terrific chance for Betis to open the scoring! A moment later, Betis do get it to Joaquín in shooting space - and his effort grazes the post, with De Gea looking beaten! Juan Miranda is out to warm up on the touchline, and Betis may have to make a change. He tries to touch it out wide to Pellistri, but misreads the Uruguayan's intentions and plays it behind him. Back come United, Wan-Bissaka scuttling forward into the box in search of a yard of space to cross. Fred receives 30 yards out and slips it to Weghorst, who has peeled off from the top of the box. He struggles to bring the bouncing ball under his spell, and is muscled off it by Sabaly, to huge cheers of approval from the Betis fans. After playing a one-two in the right-hand channel, the 21-year-old's first touch is slightly too heavy when he receives the return, and he ends up felling Rodríguez as he stretches to get the ball back under his control. Bruno loses it in an area where he really doesn't want to lose it, and after keeping the ball neatly for a moment or two, Betis work it to Miranda on the left. He doesn't give Pezzella the ball back as quickly as the Betis defender would like him to, and the pair engage in a brief bout of shovey-shovey. It's worked to the England striker in space to shoot on the left-hand side of the Betis box, but Rui Silva dashes off his line and blocks! Ruibal slips the ball into the winger's path, and he gets his head down and sets off towards the United box.

Marcus Rashford scored his 27th goal of the season to ensure Real Betis posed no threat to Man United's Europa League quarterfinal aspirations.

[Wout Weghorst](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/177042/Wout-Weghorst) -- making his 17th consecutive start since arriving in January -- and provided a good outlet for most of the night. Then 41-year-old [Joaquin](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231395/Joaquín) hit the post. Erik ten Hag's side built on their 4-1 win in last week's first leg at Old Trafford thanks to a stunning strike from [Marcus Rashford](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/230945/Marcus-Rashford) to book their place in Friday's draw for the last eight. Ten Hag: "I think second half we were much better on the ball. According to ESPN Stats & Information, that goal was struck from a distance of 28 yards, the longest strike Rashford has recorded for United since Oct. He has deserved his chance after a number of impressive cameos from the bench, and with Alejandro Garnarcho ruled out until May with an ankle ligament injury, the 21-year-old might be in line for more opportunities. They are fifth in LaLiga, they're doing well this season, so we knew it wouldn't be an easy draw." At that point, Estadio Benito Villamarin was bouncing and United were rocking, but Ten Hag's side regained some control in the middle of the first half and got to half-time at 0-0. [Facundo Pellistri](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/290538/Facundo-Pellistri) had to wait 893 days between signing for United and making his first start. It said everything about Rashford's importance to this team that the ball had barely settled in the net before Ten Hag was asking him to come off -- there's another big game to come on Sunday against His shot -- almost a nonchalant knuckleball -- dipped away from Silva's outstretched hand and crept inside the far post and, just like that, the tie was over. It was Rashford's 27th goal -- already his most productive campaign -- and he's in the type of form that makes anything possible for United.

A Marcus Rashford missile in the second half gave Manchester United a 1-0 victory at Real Betis after a shaky start.

Erik ten Hag's side improved thereafter and once Rashford struck his 27th goal in all competitions it was game over for Betis and their former Manhester City coach Manuel Pellegrini. But the result should not hide the fact that they were overwhelmed for much of the first half and were fortunate not to at least be a goal down. The Red Devils advanced to the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a whopping 5-1 aggregate scoreline over the Spanish side, their 1-0 win in the second leg Thursday more than enough to go through.

Marcus Rashford scored the only goal in the second leg but did he do enough to take our prize?

His performance in Seville earned him 47 per cent of the vote in the United App, although he was substituted on the hour mark, with Jadon Sancho taking his place. Rashford, our reigning Player of the Month, was named in the England squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers by Gareth Southgate earlier today, and his trio of goals for the Three Lions at the World Cup finals mean he now has 30 in all competitions for club and country. It proved sufficient to earn victory on the night and it was enough for Marcus to land another star-man prize.